Puzzled
In the world of jigsaws, there can be a fine line between productivity and pleasure
By Susannah Pratt Friday, July 18, 2025
Hiding in Plain Sight
What happens when a progressive city is forced to reckon with its connections to an unjust past?
By Jonathan Coleman Thursday, June 12, 2025
A Fight With Cudgels
Meditations on death, Goya, and the immutability of art
By Nick Lyons Monday, June 2, 2025
Learning to Be Social
What might Rousseau teach us about how to live with others?
By Sally J. Scholz Thursday, May 15, 2025
A Midsummer Night’s Stream
Can digital performances save America’s nonprofit theaters?
By Wendy Smith Thursday, May 1, 2025
After the Fallout
On jellyfish babies, my father’s pain, and the legacy of nuclear testing in the Pacific
By Teri Michele Youmans Thursday, April 24, 2025
Mr. Olympia
When the ancient Greeks looked at human muscle, they saw something different than we do
By Michael Joseph Gross Thursday, March 20, 2025
In the Endless Arctic Light
A journey to the far north of Norway means confronting our changing climate
By Walter Nicklin Thursday, February 20, 2025
Verde
Learning a foreign language isn’t just about improving cognitive function—it can teach us to sense the world anew
By Jesse Lee Kercheval Thursday, December 12, 2024
Thinking in the Margins
What Oliver Sacks jotted down in the books he read
By Bill Hayes Thursday, March 19, 2026
Afloat Between Worlds 
What is the meaning of the mystical visions that a sailor experiences at sea?
By Joseph S. Christensen Monday, March 2, 2026
Rhetorical Questions
In Eavan Boland’s Stanford workshop, the poet imparted lessons on suffering, expression, and the importance of a sandwich
By Hugh Martin Monday, March 2, 2026
Night Shade
After my husband died, why did he continue to haunt my dreams?
By Diane Cole Monday, March 2, 2026
Weekend Warriors
How are competitive kids’ sports changing America?
By Rosalie Metro Monday, March 2, 2026
The Heart of the Matter
A new cardiovascular drug may be revolutionary, but what we really need is more quality time with our doctors
By Jay Neugeboren Thursday, February 12, 2026
Too HIP to Be Square
Wagner’s Ring on period instruments?
By Vivien Schweitzer Thursday, February 5, 2026
The Breath Is Everything
How an encounter with the Dalai Lama led to forays into Buddhism
By James Conaway Thursday, January 22, 2026
